On May 11, 12:03=A0pm, Taylor <lukebenw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Farina Busted: Is That a Gun in Your Pocket...
> Posted May 11th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff, NTVLand (NTV Land)
>
> http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/2008/05/051108_dennis...
>
> Sources tell TMZ actor Dennis Farina was arrested at LAX this morning
> after trying to get through security with a loaded gun.
>
> It happened at around 8 AM. Farina was flying out when he was nabbed
> at the security checkpoint. Sources say he told cops he had forgotten
> that the gun was in his carry-on luggage. It was a .22 caliber, semi-
> automatic pistol.
>
> Farina was taken to LAPD's Pacific Division. He was booked on
> suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon.
>
> Farina, 64, is in the movie, "What Happens in Vegas..."
>
> UPDATE: Farina told cops he had the gun in his briefcase when he drove
> from Arizona to L.A. and forgot it was there. He was taking a flight
> from LAX to his home in Chicago. Farina was apologetic and cooperative
> with cops, telling them he was a retired Chicago Cop with 19 years on
> the job. But he had not apparent authority to carry a loaded pistol at
> the time of his arrest.
>
> We're told the FBI interviewed Farina but declined prosecution because
> the locals were handling it.
>
> Farina was booked for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, a
> misdemeanor. His bail is set at $25,000. He's still in custody.
>
> Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Maybe he was just glad to see them..
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